The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 304 Punishing the Heart
Liu Wei's words are heartbreaking.

Now the imperial court is in a hurry to use troops against Chen Chen, but Tong Shun from the household department refuses to give him food and grass. Isn't this with Chen Chen?
After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he immediately became furious, and said, "Hmph, it seems that beating him is light, come, and send Tong Shun to the prison. Food and grass must be ready at noon today, and we will go out in the afternoon."

Immediately, a eunuch went to convey Zhao Kuangyin's order, but at this time, Liu Wei showed a slight smile and retreated happily.

When the eunuch conveyed Zhao Kuangyin's order, Tong Shun had already arrived at Wei Wang's mansion, and told the story of being beaten up by Liu Wei.

Of course, adding oil and vinegar is indispensable, and the willow taste is very unbearable.

After hearing this, King Wei snorted coldly: "What a Liuwei, you are so bold. In the many years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no official has ever dared to beat that official. Don't worry, this king will make the decision for you, and Liu Wei must be the one. nice."

Tong Shun was overjoyed, thanked again and again, and then asked: "My lord, what about this food?"

"Let's drag the grain and grass first, and I want to see how the willow flavor will do."

Tong Shun felt that it would be a bad idea to delay the supply of food and grass. It can be seen that King Wei said so, so he had no choice but to accept orders. Anyway, with the backing of King Wei, he really didn't believe that Liu Wei could do anything to him.

But when Tong Shun left Wei Wangfu and returned to the household department again, the people sent by the emperor Zhao Kuangyin were already waiting for him, and there were still shackles waiting for him.

Tong Shun was dumbfounded, why was he suddenly arrested?

"Wronged, really wronged, I didn't break the law, did I?"

A guard kicked Tong Shun, and said coldly: "Nothing has been violated? The court wants to send troops to wipe out Chen Chen's rebels, but you haven't given them food for a long time. Are you with Chen Chen and want to give them food?" Time to escape?"

Tong Shun suddenly felt that the whole world had collapsed, why didn't he think about it, why didn't he think about it.

"I'm wronged, I'm wronged, I'm very innocent, how could I be with the rebels..."

"Stop yelling, it's useless to tell us whether you are wronged or not, we just lock you up."

As the guard said, he took Tong and left the household department by the way. The officials of the household department looked at each other with a chill in their hearts. This is the end of offending Liu Wei. They were a little lucky that they didn't object to offending Liu Wei today, otherwise they would be locked up Could it be them?

Wei Wangfu.

As soon as Tong Shun left, a mysterious person asked to see King Wei.

Originally, people like King Wei were not something anyone could see if they wanted to, but that person showed something to the guards of Prince Wei's mansion. King Wei was taken aback when he saw it, and then ordered someone to lead the mysterious man to the mansion. .

The mysterious man did not enter the living room, but went to King Wei's study.

But as soon as he entered the study, King Wei suddenly pressed his sword against his heart.

"Chen Qing, you are so bold, you didn't leave the capital, and you dared to come to this king's mansion, aren't you afraid that this king will kill you with a sword?"

Chen Qing smiled lightly: "My lord is really confused. You know me, Chen Qing. If I'm not sure, do you think I'll come to you? To be honest, if I can't leave safely after a stick of incense, Then the Holy Majesty and officials of all sizes will know one thing, that is, Chen Chen and the prince are in collusion."

"You fart, what collusion does this king have with Chen Chen?"

"It is true that the prince has not, but can the sage trust you, can all the officials trust you? The sage is looking for an opportunity to get rid of you and King Jin. Do you think this is an opportunity?"

Wei Wang was taken aback for a moment, he suddenly realized that he was caught in a situation, a situation from which it was difficult to get out of.

He slowly withdrew his sword and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I just want to let the prince know that you have done a stupid thing."

King Wei suddenly kicked towards Chen Chen, he didn't allow others to say he was stupid, but he had a vague feeling that since Chen Qing was gone, he had indeed had a lot of problems with things, but he was still very angry.

"Stupid thing? What stupid thing can this king do?"

"Don't give Liu Wei food and grass. Now that the court wants to use troops against Chen Chen, if you don't give food and grass, isn't it equivalent to helping Chen Chen indirectly? Do you think the emperor will doubt you? If it's not as expected, Tong Shun said this He should have been put in jail by then."

King Wei suddenly realized that his reaction was getting slower and slower. He felt a little uneasy, but he believed that Tong Shun would not confess himself.

"What do you mean by telling me this?"

"My meaning is very simple. You are the prince. You have no choice but to cooperate with us."

"Cooperate with your rebels?" King Wei sneered. How could he, the majestic Prince of Song, cooperate with the rebels? Moreover, cooperating with the rebels is undoubtedly tantamount to self-destruction.

"That's right, otherwise the prince will wait to be imprisoned by the sage. He may kill you, or degrade you as a commoner or put you under house arrest. These are all things he likes to do, the prince should know."

Chen Qing didn't speak clearly, but he believed that King Wei could understand. Chen Qing knew all these things now. If King Wei didn't cooperate with them, he might not let Zhao Kuangyin know about these things.

King Wei's heart sank suddenly, he felt that he had done a stupid thing, a very stupid thing.

If it was before, he might still be able to explain, as long as he explained, he believed that Zhao Kuangyin would let him go, but the situation is different now, Zhao Kuangyin wanted to make his son the crown prince, and he has always been hostile to him. Now that the situation in the Song Dynasty is complicated, Zhao Kuangyin can't afford to take this risk. Even if he can't kill himself, he can be suspicious and put himself under house arrest.

He doesn't want to be under house arrest, he likes freedom.

"How do you want me to cooperate with you?"

"It's very simple. Give Liu Wei a lieutenant, a lieutenant you can trust. We need this lieutenant to destroy Liu Wei's pursuit of us."

Speaking of this, Chen Qing smiled lightly: "My lord is a smart man, he should be able to do this, right?"

King Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
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Tong Shun was arrested, and he kept yelling about being wronged. He said that he had nothing to do with Chen Chen, and that the reason why he was slow in preparing food and grass was because there was a problem with the procedures of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

No one believed his excuse.

After reading the results of the guard's interrogation, Zhao Kuangyin snorted coldly, and then told him to teach Tong Shun a lesson.

And just after Zhao Kuangyin ordered to go down, Xue Juzheng came.

After Xue Juzheng came, he told the story of the expedition. He is a political adviser and has such powers.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded after listening: "So, we can leave this afternoon?"

"Exactly."

"very good."

Xue Juzheng nodded: "However, I feel that we should send an experienced general to go out with Mr. Liu. It's not because I don't trust Mr. Liu's ability, but because Mr. Liu is a civil servant after all. It's real war."

For Xue Juzheng's proposal, Zhao Kuangyin had no doubts, he nodded with a smile: "Then who does Xue Aiqing think is the most suitable?"

"Xue Tao."

"Xue Tao?" Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, he knew that Xue Tao was Xue Juzheng's nephew, and he could be regarded as a strong general in Song Dynasty.

Xue Juzheng nodded: "It is said that a virtuous person does not avoid relatives, so I recommend my nephew Xue Tao."

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Kuangyin's mouth, and then nodded: "Okay, let Xue Tao be Liu Wei's lieutenant general."

Xue Juzheng was very happy when he left, and Zhao Kuangyin was also very happy, but he sneered. Xue Juzheng is the king of Wei's man, and he knew this very well. Now that Xue Juzheng recommended Xue Tao, it was tantamount to recommending someone for the king of Wei.

What is the intention of King Wei?

But no matter what King Wei's intentions are, Zhao Kuangyin doesn't care, because he knows very well that Liu Wei is somewhat inclined to King Jin. Now that King Wei and King Jin's people are going to suppress the bandits together, will they cause trouble? Conflict?
While thinking this way, he suddenly thought of his son Zhao Dezhao, should he tell Zhao Dezhao to be smarter on the way to suppress the thieves?
After thinking about it, Zhao Kuangyin shook his head. He intends to promote Zhao Dezhao as the crown prince, but he doesn't know Zhao Dezhao's ability. If his ability is not enough, how can he rest assured to hand over the whole Song Dynasty to him?

He thinks this can be regarded as a test for Zhao Dezhao. If he fails, he is ready to make a replacement. Zhao Defang has a good reputation among the people, and he is very close to a group of knights in the rivers and lakes. But a person like him should be able to gather all the forces in the court, right?

The point is, Zhao Defang and Liu Wei are good friends. If Zhao Defang becomes the prince, will Liu Wei support Zhao Defang?And with Liu Wei's support, his son might become a wise king of the generation.

Zhao Kuangyin thought a lot. He felt that being an emperor should be like this, and he should take everything into consideration.

And just an hour after Zhao Kuangyin finished thinking about these things, noon passed, and after the 2 horses ordered by Liu Weiqin gathered, they walked through the streets of Bianjing City and set off in a mighty way.

For such a major event, it is natural that the people watching the excitement are indispensable.

"Have you heard that Chen Chen rebelled, and the emperor will send Mr. Liu to suppress it?"

"Why didn't I hear that, I really didn't expect that Chen Chen would rebel."

"Don't worry, it's no big deal for him to treason, once Mr. Liu goes, he will definitely regret it..."

The common people seem to have great confidence in Liu Wei. They seem to think that Liu Wei is a god, and there is nothing he can't solve.

And their unhappy expressions happened to be seen by Liu Wei, so at this time, Liu Wei showed a slight smile, looked at King Wu and said: "I always think that Wang Ye is a man who keeps his word."

(End of this chapter)